The Daily Scrapbook 4/18/13 (From 1978)Trek Tidbits and a question from Michael Jackson?

Posted on April 18, 2013 | 1 comment

A few more tidbits from around the pre-release of ST:TMP. That dramatic photo  of Bill as Captain Kirk got a lot a circulation, even backward (as it was in this post).  Nimoy says he’s more like Spock in ’78 than ’68, and a fan question from a movie magazine to Rona Barrett, gossip columnist to the stars, concerned that the new Trek may not live up to the old.  Rona reassures the reader that everything’s just rosy and encourages him to read the Trek feature in that magazine.  By the way, the questioner’s name is Michael Jackson (could it be THE Michael Jackson?).  Jackson did live in Encino, CA at the time, and was indeed a Star Trek fan, as you can hear here. (around 4:00)  (I’ll post the article Rona refers to tomorrow)V2-020

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The Daily Scrapbook 3/17/13 (1978) Seventeen Magazine preview of ST:TMP

Posted on April 17, 2013 | 2 comments

Here’s today’s flashback:  From mid-1978, Seventeen magazine presents some behind the scenes looks at the new Star Trek movie.  Funny, I was 17 in 1978, and yet, this was the first Seventeen magazine I ever bought!   Maybe if I had bothered to read the OTHER articles in there I might have had one stinkin’ date in High School! (But the geek in me won out and  wouldn’t get a date ’til college.) No matter, but you gotta love the dated references in headline paragraph: Travolta, Annie, Affirmed and Bee Gees!  Yep, these were the glorious disco days, and even though I loathed disco and stuck with my Beatles, I’d still go with the gang from my high school Drama Club and school paper to go dancing at The Bachelor Button, so my teenage social life wasn’t a total disaster… and a lot of fun.         Note the highlighted quote from the article on the third page:

Star Trek movemakers are bent on eclipsing recent science fiction hits as Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind…

And therein lied the rub about ST:TMP, as the production poured more and more $ into special effects, it lost sight of keeping it’s script tight and exciting.  The result was a very pretty, if immensely boring, snorefest.

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Wideo Wednesday –‘Dirty Water’ by The Standells

Posted on April 17, 2013 | Leave a comment

’cause I love that muddy water. oh Boston, you’re my home’

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Prayers for Boston, Massachussetts

Posted on April 15, 2013 | Leave a comment

Dear Readers,

I just wanted to take a moment to reflect and pray for all of the victims of the bombings at the Boston Marathon today.  I’m speechless. Pray for peace here and in the whole world.iloveboston360

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My Weekly Spock 4/15/13 – 1967 Leaf Trading Cards, Part I – Sloppy Spock Shirts

Posted on April 15, 2013 | 3 comments

We all know that Jim Kirk ripped his shirt a zillion times over  three seasons of Star Trek, but Spock was usually neat and refined–until now.  These three trading cards are from 1967, from the Leaf company reveal Spock in a most un-regal, sloppy way, his collar torn open in all three. 🙂  The Star Trek Leaf cards were originally printed in 1967 and reprinted in 1981, so if anyone tries to sell you a set, be sure you check the copy write on it (the newer ones are clearly labeled with 1981) The Leaf cards start out with many standard descriptions of the scenes on the front.    Obviously many of these stills were taken during rehearsals on the Trek set, many  making for the strangest captions and descriptions you’d ever find related the original series, (I’ll showcase some of the really bizarre ones next week).  But for now, these rare shots reveal the secret of the original Trek uniforms;  many of them opened at the neck and off the shoulder seam, and I’m guessing it was a relief to open the tight necks during rehearsals, as Nimoy apparently often did.  All this time I just thought they were pull-overs. Now if only Spock was allowed as many ripped shirt scenes as Kirk! ST-Leaf1967-11A021 leaf card collision courseST-Leaf1967-12A023

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FArFri: Green Lips by Travis Pitts

Posted on April 12, 2013 | Leave a comment

green lips by travisThis was too adorable — by  Travis Pitts

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More Scrapbook coming soon!

Posted on April 11, 2013 | Leave a comment

Hey kids,  I’ll be posting more bits form my old Trek scrapbooks very soon, so stay tuned!  I just finished scanning all of my second (of 4) scrapbooks today, and that took me two days!  Then I have to adjust and crop each page and article too so it looks right and ordered here.   Soon I’ll be scanning  Volume 3 ,and I know Volume 4 is around here somewhere, so eventually I’ll have all of them up.  Thanks so much for your patronage and nice comments, I aim to please.  After going through piles of Trek memorabilia—sometimes I feel like Kirk in this scene…

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Wideo Wednesday 4/10/13 Remembering Annette Funicello

Posted on April 10, 2013 | Leave a comment

Sad to see that Annette Funicello passed away Monday from complications from MS.  Now I admit, her highly nasal voice was sometimes annoying, but you couldn’t help but love her!  She and Hayley Mills are my two favorite Disney stars.  Rest in peace Annette, and I hope you’re surfing free in heaven!

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My Weekly Spock 4/8/13 -Flower Power!

Posted on April 8, 2013 | Leave a comment

!B6wppFwCGk~$(KGrHqYOKooEy+jC0Nw2BMyZCFWK1w~~-1_3Leonard’s about to be sucked into a great flower mosaic, and seems quite content about it! Great shot from @ 1966 or 67.

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We have a Winner! (Spock Look-Alike Contest)

Posted on April 8, 2013 | 5 comments

Well Kids, we have a winner in our Spock Look-Alike Contest!

Congratulations to Roy from England!  If Nimoy ever needs a stand-in, you should be on his speed-dial!  I will be mailing out the Media Spotlight Magazine to you this week, Enjoy!

"Roy" From England

“Roy” From England

And a hearty thanks to runner up  Mr. Spock T.O. from Canada!  I’ll be sending you a little something too for your entry! Congrats to both!

Mr. Spock T.O. from Ontario

Mr. Spock T.O. from Ontario

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